John 1:9

In 9 translations

BSB

The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.

KJV

That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

WEB

The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

ASV

There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.

LSV

He was the true Light, which enlightens every man, coming into the world;

YLT

He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;

DBY

The true light was that which, coming into the world, lightens every man.

DRC

That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.

GNV

This was that true light, which lighteth euery man that commeth into the world.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἦν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινὸν ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον.

RP2018

Ἦν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν, ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον.

TR-Boyd

Ἦν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν, ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον.

SCR1894

ην το φως το αληθινον ο φωτιζει παντα ανθρωπον ερχομενον εις τον κοσμον

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Cross-references most cited first

• John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
• John 1:4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
• 1 John 2:8Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
• Isaiah 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the…
• 1 Thessalonians 5:4–7But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not…
• John 1:7He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
• 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
• John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• John 6:32Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
• Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
• 1 John 1:8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
• Matthew 6:23But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
• John 15:1“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
• John 7:12Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”

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